Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-03
Wreck of a Passenger Train,
with No Loss of Life.
Harry wilkes, the TrOttsr-GOldensOn' ;
Sentence PostPORea-AecePting Ca
be Business The Weekly Bank
Statement - The HsddOck
Murder Trial Result
OF His villiany.


Judoe, Sheriff and County Clerk. giving
| the names Of nineteen families IN that
county whom the afhants declare are 10
condition of starvation, oecaaiOned
| by the drouth. The number OF persons
| in each family Is stated. ahoging To-
| tai numbeF OF log. The paper states
that these families are unable TO pro
cure sufficient food and are noW resort
| inc. in some cases, 20 eating the car
oasses OF cattle which had died from
starvation. The sizners OF the state
msnt appeal for aid from the LeQlsla-
ture, bat as nothing more can be ex-
peoted from that source, it is left Tor
the generous and more fortunate ones
Of other counties 10 render suce aid as
thev can. The statement represents q
deplorabls state OF Affairs. and con
cIudas by saying whatever is done
should be done at ence.
AMER KIng KaIakaua's Head.
SAN FRANcrsCo, April .. - Oapl. Ne
Cullough who arrived few days ago
In command of the brig William q.
Irwin, FROM the Sandwich Islands, re-
lates Q remarkable story about the
Chinese ensnity against King haiakaua.
He states that certain Chinese nrm
paid bribe Of go. 900 10 q native oticer
holding Q high position to secure his
Influence in obtaining the exclusive
right 10 sell opium in the Hawaiian
Kingdom, and that the Ohinese hFm IN
question failed to secure the priza.
They then demanded the return OF the
bFibe, which vas refused. Mccullough
further states that the Chinese have
decided not 10 submit te what they eou-
\ II ha ~ ha
walls Of Honolulu we're covered With
hand bills in the Chinese language
Offering A reward Of 5000 for the hesd
of King Kalakaua. lt is said that the
guards have been doabled about the
Royal Palace.
wreck OF Train.
AUBURN, (Oal), April 2.-Overlan1
passenger train No. 2, going west, WAS
thrown from the track in cut three
miles from Auburn this morning. The
cause was a broken wheel on the engine.
George Williams, of New Foundland,
tramp, riding between the baggage aud
express cars, had a leg broken. Firemaa
Armstrong was thrown through the cab
window and was Injured on the left hip
and head. Two mail messengers were
bruised aud scratched. Engineer Coz
was injured in the back aud his head
was bruised. TIE railroad company
sent Doctors Dsdd ana Rooney TO at
tend TO the injured. The mail and ex
press cars we're badly wrecked. 1hs
sleepers aEd coaches are uninjnFed. The
The passengers vers hardly aware OF
the accident the wreck being rapidly
cleared away.
Harry wilkes, the Trotter.
SAN FRANcIsCo. April 2.-Harry
Wilkes, the Hoted trotter, Is t. trot
against bis time 2:l4S(. today He has
bscome the sole property of the Sine
Brothers, they having purchased the
half interest of Frank Vanness for fl2.-
600. V4nnss, is. however, 20 train 20
drive Wilkes daring the cOminQ season.
Harry Wilkes trOtted a mile this after
noon at the Bay District track 10 2:l31,
beating his record by one and quarter
seconds.
GoIdensoB's Sentence Postponed.
SAN FRANcIsco. April 2.-The sentence
of Alexander Goldenson, convicted OF
the murder Of the school girl, Mamie
Kelly, was this morninR postponed IN
I'll next Saturday in order TO give the
defendants counsel time 10 prepare q
mstion for new trial.
Accepting Basiness.
NEw YoRK. April 2.-rhe Commercial
Cable Company has repaired one Of It's
cables and is nov accepting business
from ell points.
Weekly Rank Statement.
NV YoRK. April 2. The weekly
bank statement shows the follswinR
changes: Reserve decreases. 81, ,s07, 900;
loan increases. e255 700; specie de-
crease, 81 e06,600; legal tender de-
crease, S772 800; deposits decrease. 81
2S7 500; circulation increase, &312. 700.
Tue banks nov bold s43.79s in excess
Of the Is peF-csnt. Euie.
Coercion OppOsItisa IntensIaed.
LoNDoS, April 9 The text Of the CO.
eFeion bill, nov that IL has beea made
public, inteusihss the opposition 10 the
measure. The PsrnelIitss express them
selves san1uina that 10 an appeal 10 the
c0antry the Governmsnt will be over
thrown.
VIII sos Prosecute.
DUALIS, April 2 2--C0nssable DOrney.
Who threw down his aFns and refused
10 obey orders and take part In the ~
rest OF Father Ryan, has been dismissed
from the force. The Government has
decided not 10 pEOsecute him.
Rumsred BulEaFtan 0uibreak.
BUoHAREsr. Aurii 2.-It IL rumored
here that an oatbrsak has occurred a.
Rastchuk and that the Bulgarian War
Miaistef has been attaoksd and tSo reg
iuasnts have Esvolted AT Kirktindel. TIE
ofsseFs Of both have been placed under
arrest. bat IL is stated that the men,
after q fiRhi withahe loSAl troops, have
hed 10 the mountains.
Perish 90 the lee.
ST. Joaxa, (S.F.l, April "A party
Of sealsrs Vent from the shore Of tbs
sh.unel on tbs West eosst Of NeWfgand
land on q sealing expedition. The zee
rugved ssaWari carrying the men wiih
"a. Two bodies hsve bsen recovered
q ON the Zoe. TIE msn had been ffozsn
TO death.
Ne Farther Particulars.
No further partisulArs have bsen re
esivad concerning toe ste4mar Eagle
disaster. The steamer Aurors has been
drsuatche3 20 tue scene. Hopes are en-
,.rt,insa that ssms Of the Eagle eFeV
are still alive. HsF ofeE naDosret 20
men.
brifiinz
A dersliet sailing vessel Il drifting on
Irapassey Oh TIE s91tt Test coast.
Hanged the As.asssRs
BgHLTz. April D. Three persons VITO
wsre coasegn@d % the zttsmpt 30 as -
sfnata to- Gar ~ means Of bombs. 10
~ PessssbafR. on n sfeo Ia, ssr-
hanged On thursday morning. 1Senfy
rooss ofisers 10 tse sriSas bran 'hss Of
ths asrTies have ben sFrasis4 10 aon
nsesion Nitb the sttsmpt made against
The life Of tne Gar 10 she parx OF Gsks
china pslacs on Ihu-sdsy issi.
Goae Actively ta wsFk.
WAsHIx0r0s. April The later